The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 09, 1920, Image 1
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The Barnwell People
“Ju»t Like a Member of the Family”
VOLUME XLIV.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920
MRS. M. B. HAGOOD TALKS ON ANNUAL MEETING HELD
/‘CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP” i BY COTTON ASSOCIATION
Excellent Address Delivered at Re- Officers Elected for Ensuing Year.—
cent Mass Meeting of Women.
Several fplendid addresses were
made at the recent mass meeting of
Barnwell County Women, which was
held in the Court House here. There
was one of such especial merit,pre
pared and delivered by Mrs. M. B.
Rngood, of this city, that The People
has been-requested to publish it’in
full. Mrs. ' Hagood’s theme was
“Christian Citizenship,” the full text
of her address being as follows
We are prone to make our religion
only a small section of our lives. We
separately think of our duty to our
church, our duty to our country, our
duty to our family, to our friends, to
ourselves; instead, all these are but
one duty, part of the great whole, our
duty to God. 1 want us to consider
for a few minutes this afternoon our
t.uty to our couhtry, from the religi
ous standpoint as in the sight of God.
Enough can scarcely be said to the
praia* and honor of men, who in time
of War, offer their lives a grilling aac-
nfict for t*
• .en more
live for oih
power of l
may more easily <
*auM
Cooperation Is Urged.
BARNWELL IN THE LONG AGO.
BARNWELL COUNTY GETS
MUCH EXTENSION MONEY
$1,397 Received.-—Total of t $44,96.3
Paid Out Throughout State.
' m ’
eir country, hut I believe
hie than this, it is—to
“ountry. Upheld by the
real inspiration \ man
•r alt.
It . m .
t once srwi i
than in th« ...
_ is palisatip i
itkfally. year after year peef«
the dalles of a noble 4’hrtst
itensbto. And how aitaht are
The annual meeting of the Barn-
we!l Branch of the American Cotton
Association was he'd in the Court
House at Barnwell on Monday, the
meeting being called to o“rder at 12
o’clock M., by Col. R. M. Mixon, of
Wiliiston, president of the local
organization. He appealed to his
audience for cooperation and a dras-
tice reduction in cotton acreage next
year. He afsd advocated the plan to
ask the legislatures of the cotton
growing States to pass acts prohibit
ing the planting of cotton in 1921.
Col. Mixon then introduced Judge
James E. Peurifoy, of Walterboro.
who addressed the meeting un "The
Present Emergency” and hqw to over
come it *by cooperation. He partic
ularly urged upon his audience the | Southern S«
necessity of subscribing to the stock
of. the Export Corporation. He says
the people mu.-t settle down to
business, because if tht*y expect any
relief it will be through their own
efforts.
Officer* for the «
t*! ih t fxi A A f oi Jolfc H *
t. K M Mtmsoi
U Brown; &
T J Langley
py-T-TIFFpi
Stair ft M wit. O W T
I fit 91 DftJrWft I i
By Robert W\ Sanders.
No. XIV.—THE WAR BETWEEN
THE STATES.
(1) The Gathering of the War
Clouds.
The causes of the lamentable and
bloody clash of Northern and South
ern arms, 1861-1865, were, various
of gradual growth, and deep-seated.
Conscientious convictions of what
was light’ and best for our new and
great country, her people and her
government, ebtained a tenacious
grip, on both sides of the Mason and
Dixon Line. The war fever was slow
ly rising in the North and South for
50 years or more before it culminated
in its blood-heat at the time of
ion. The old conten-
fu-ation had played a
seeds of discord be
i and the South
of the Compact, known as “The Con
stitution.The wisdom of that step,
however, is another question. And
had our Southern Statesmen fore-*
seen the cruel war and its result, I
suppose the leaders of Secession
would have advised a longer waiting
for the settlement of the aggravating
questions in some more peacable way.
Many of our public Southern guides
really thought that no war would fol
low Seje sion. They were so firmly
presua<’e<l that the doctrine of Stat^
State eid of $44,963 has been paid
out to the term extension districts of
42 counties^ by John E. Swearingen,
State Supoiinten.k'it of Education, of
which anouftt Earnwell County re
ceived $‘,397, Aiken $2,709, Allendale
$736, Bamberg $755 and Hampton
$300.
“There still remains in the files of
my office,” said the State Superin
tendent, “a number of approved ap
plications. w'hich wiP be submitted to
the Legislature in January. Approx
imately 200 applications had to be re
turned to some <» # k he counties for
Rights vi as too wiHey and deeplyBF orrec ^' on an ^ ^ or further informa-
fixed in the belief of the w)iole peo
ple, th vt we could “Secede” without
a Conf i * of Arms. In this they
were di jppointe<i And all of us
j tions over Nul
tion. Usually the"t umber of districts
receiving term exi* nsion aid during
the scholastic year ranges between
790 and 750. It is not unlikely, there-
la
it 1«
u«t I |1
‘in pa thy wi
n*
v» « rr
Pre*
t
tratom of the U.
ie drift of senti-
urpoars of the in*
ttofi of the U. 8.
>er with the ra-
know %/k it followed after the Elec- for *’ lhat » eru extension ap-
tion of t trmham Lincoln to the Pres- Ph^tions *rj yd eutsUi.ding”
idency ai.'l the policy assumed by him * Continuing. Mr. Swearingen says:
Where Money Goes.
‘ This money goes almost rxclu< ve*
J ly to one-teacher schools in rural dis-
j Urtrts. The law requires a local tax
I of at least two mPIs State aid esn-
Pro
PI
he
to any district whose
la
s rtnqusite, s^b |
'g 'PfWtiT’ed
sther of iSs
TJJT IT.
NUMBER 14.
BYRNES OFFERS PLAN IN
HOUSE TO AID FARMERS
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Presents Concurrent Resolution to
Restore War Finance Corporation.
- -- . - r :
Washington, Dec. 6.—Representa
tive James F. Byrnes, of Aiken, to
day introduced a concurrent resolu
tion in the House requesting Secre
tary of the Treasury Houston to cause
the War Finance Corporation immed
iately to resume its functions. A
similar resolution will be introduced
in the Senate by Senator Gronna, of
North Dakota. A concurrent resolu
tion does not require the President’*,
signature.
Senator Hoke Smith today intro
duced an amendment to the federal
reserve act specifically providing for
the rediscount by regional reserve *
hanks of cotton factors notes. He
arid he had no doubt that the act now
authorizes such rediscount, but the
Federal Reserve Board has ruled to
the contrary. .
On the general subject of the re
serve bank rate. Senator Smith made
the following statement for public*-
tion: .. \ * '
**A number of Senator* have been
in conference considering the propri
ety uf a resolution directing a I per
cent rate for the regional reaenra
It ia very probable that thia *
bajahrr on 1 lays. 1 tvlievc all the f ?SB
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etltutional las. dag tarn. The aalary I it- * We are seeking leadership far the
' f the teacher in each district .• Ased I maveasewt from Repatdieaas In order
trengthew oar fight **
Meets Hoag la A mate.
WaahlBftaa, Dae. 7 —tJndai
by fsiiure ta obiatn tmme lisle a
la tha Senate today aa fsmser i
Argis'tUoa, prwpaneats a # the 1
let me aanenmrod lenlgit the ini
af rvn^otag their off »rte ta t
I toatr pfapaanls la n vote. Chnh
I Gewnan. a# the Senate
eammittre, dm la rod the fanner re
lief faevoa had the aaenranrs of’en-
aggh votes la paaa the tegtetattaa
and ware determined ta da It.
OhjerteMi o4 Senator Ledge. eC
MaeaachtHntte. the Sepnhltcna lender,
and ef Senalae Gians. I tenser rat. Vir
ginia. today tdaried conetdeeatlan a#
the pending resolwtien dti
vienl <*f the h sr Ptnance f
tfean and the eatenatnn of mere M
rvodita te farmers by It
Honking •r»tem The Brpobll
lender saM ties* bed n«*t been gl
far Senator* ta stndy the
and anggeeled that manwfectarers ef
Idfi New England were having the saase
•m I ddftrwlty as the farmer
h*<*s j tag needed credit.
from the forty *111 e
tins show that an inly t« IJS dtonria
wore still nlthagt a laaal whaal las
UsahCieaa a toms Otero bis namber ef
thorn inrlwafd dletrirts salad mh mi
lev lea dating Jaly. Angwst and Sep
tomker l^bscationol loodmv every
dmtrwt la
Ednxauanai Im
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k.
be he
at two mills
tier If the
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forws of evil, though in the minority
lieing actuateil by motives of tangible
gain, are always awake to their own J rt .j 0 i c j nU r OVt .r the
interest and organized to secure them,
while the well-meaning citizens sleep.
IV
in that com
God and the .
ng of IMwmh and Hnmk
victory of the
against their enemies, we
Israelites
read thi
A Christian has not performed all his th< , faith i ess | itt | e town of Merox,
obligations to his community by unit- .« Curee ye Merox, said the angel of
ing witdf a church and performings^fd, curse ye bitterly the inhab
certain duties therein: the rather he
also owes it to God and to his fel-
lowman to be an active force for
righteousness in the town or neigh
borhood in which he lives, working
for the physical good of’the communi-
fiufn*'***. along with other cau
Hot-headed AlM»litionists made alle-
gatiorx against Southern Slave own
er* that were so intensely bitter ami.
in some cases so false, that deep an-
lappimeil in old “Hal
D
and imme<
a that
trict,"
(lately
just before, during
after th* War.
My prayer, since those Moody days,
has been, still is, and shad be, that
trtking denunciation of ( jiasuonism arose, in the two sections, the Price of Peace shall reign
which helped to precipitate the w’ar | throughout the world until the end of
ami contributed to its intensity and time. During the late world-war
atrocity, after hostilities began.
There can be no doubt, 1 think, that
the main cause of the desoerate
itants thereof; because they came
not to the help of the Lord, to the
help of the Lord against the mighty. ! struggle lay in Northern, and Souih-
Phillips Brooks, the gioat divine,! p ( .|j rces in th * ntcvi retj.ti^n
says that the curse of Moroz is the I Gonsolution of the United
. , curse of uselessness and these are | States, i'bi- Fopth viewed this do?u
ty, that is, cooperating with every j th( , sourc . eK out of which it comes, j m , nt as ,|,i 0 <ly a compact between
movement to increase the good health . indolence ami cowardice ami false j ^ state*, with the right to sec***
oi the .public, working for the mtel-1 humility.” . These are the three en- at . iny time actorde( | to , or inhering
iectual good of ailf by the upbuilding | emieg to hc fouKht right-within oqr; in . each Sovereign State. The fun-
and improvement of schools hbranes, | own hcsirt3 . l ndo lence-ifs so easy (iamenta , issue was clearly that o{
and every agency for mental advano , just to | et things reck along, saying 1 « staW Rt(chtg .- The battle of
ment; and the climax of all, working ^ that thou(;h we ( i e p| ore th e conditions., words over this question was hotly
lor the moral good of the coffimumtj, of evi | there is nothing we can do, it’s ; f 0UKhv f TOm time to time, in the
for that is the onlj lasting foundation s?mel)ody . s *(*, business. Cowardice i S( , nalc . and Congress of the U. S.—
upon which prospeuty of any kind —every movement against evil al- gi an ts, like the incomparable Calhoun,
can be built. The history .of the ways e^tes adverse criticism and if R( , ljer t Y. Hayne and others, on the
downfall of every nation shows tha we mjnd th j, more than , we mindi one ^ and Webster and his allies
it has begun with the gradual de- neglecting our duty, we can but fail to j in dpbate> on the ot her side.
.ademe of the moia. sUmina of at ^f orIh j,. False humility is really ■ Meantime, extremely’ bitter publi-
peoptc. The ( hnsi.an u.i/.eii must a f orm „( |iri de. what we nect to. m- j eations, like ’Tnele Tom’* Cabin”
not only lx* punctilious in tha keep- mem ber in combating it is thia—the
ing of the Uw himself but hc must
say, came forth from the Northern
important th.ng is not that you and. exaspdrating Southemera to
rate.with all. those who ftftve j acquit ourselves creditably
duty in
tiui
i!
orrement, usin«r
■**** far tha driviaf liahd^ *
nit of evil, igooi __
the dtorartar a* a people mix
w* 7fwaa aftkoa* I waa faadirft
Iftoa ■fth* 4k
tq, ourselves, but' that the
fa !<• done.
an unbearable degree; Such pro-
(1914-19181 my feeling found ex
pression in the following rhymes, in
which, though not a poet, 1 had some
pleasure in recording and printing.
A Prayer For Peace.
Great God of all, list to the cry
Ascending now for- peace;
Bid carnal hate and conflict die—
I ^
Let war and bloodshed cease. /
Rule Thou, O Lord, in distant lands.
Where death and malice reign;
Subdue the rage j)f battling bands,
The wrath of men restrain.
Oh, pity, Lord, a suff’ring world,
From pain and grief release;
Let emblems white—aloft unfurl’d,
Greet olive branch of peace..
Where gattling gun and cannon roar
And shrieks Af anguish rise. ^^
I vet dove—lak* forms uplifted, soar,
— And lustre limn the' skies.
Far, far beyond all fields of strife,
Extend thy rule as King;
Send forth the Word of End'ess Liftn
Till all thy praise shall sing.
tthirty miaiIa
“Tto car i<
• wit prol l>w>
BMMMtlvS ftMti
f«af Jfftftftft to
ot ill rwuM ck
pspvlat ton Thr <1rv r lopaa
upon wmlth and g<>nd road* The*? I
must he protected as long at I
th« y are necctaary
fh.** paym«nt rtf State aid wit» he*
moat helpful to these weak trhoola
jutt now, when fu**dt are short in
prarticaMy every rounty. The stag
in busineait hast delayed the
eolk*ction of taxes. Farmers every
where are trying to hold cotton.
Ban kers, merchants and business men
are cooperating by not pressing col
lections. Teachers ought not to be
stampeded if they have to hold their
salary warrants for a few months.
I sually tax .collections in December
meet all current school expenditures.
Certainly the payment of taxes dur
ing December and January will* suf
fice to cover all salaries. ' The repu
diation of a contract or the desertion
of a daks room under existing condi
tions is 1 little short of criminal. Such
conduct does not help teachers and
simply deprives children * of their
school opportunities. The .growth of
these schools in term and teaching
corps is most gratifying. The' num
ber of . one-teacher schools has been
reduced by 70 j>er cent within the last
ten years. This reduction is in a large
measure due to increased school funds.
These funds have come partly from
State appropriations and partly' form
local taxation. -
“The Legislature of 1921 will be
asked to appropriate $2,145,650 for
the schools.”
4 tort ito«
uL ito
nriviisar
ty convened here Monday with Judfw
Jame* E. Peurifoy. of Walterboro,
presiding. Considerable time waa
given over to the hearing of a motion
in the-rase of Blackwood vs. Black
wood, which was finally continued un
til! Saturday. As The People closed
its forma the Court was enraged in
the trial of the case of Connie Max
well Orphanage vs. Harriett E. Har
rison. - . *
Ordination Service.
luctiopi m prim united with speeches
noura no oone, TVv spirit of; ^ ^ hostings to intemify the an-
a*» da not ihar.gr true humility a*way» re* ognu«** it* tagociistic and purtltatir feelings of
noting own iiwenpetriwr, at ihr «ame lit** mir until, al last, the Sooth
ta anti re drpm ienre upon (m
our people out)
d, who , f rlt upon not only U> make ro-
. . I* aids "ti ith the Weak thiags ef thu I . ' „
« U dw .. ^ ^ tn words «
•to
” t.« f ■■■'* m<i . Liw dai
ftwnwm ywe ftnft xa ftm into
toft
ftMftto aatoV* e*nir~ r> dftfty psftonftfta 1 Unma and Vac ip a
nwftf nateto warn CmlV lnto> cm efttt Inn sap* Mas fftdhi b* tfth* ton
to fttoftl to ana to aantoe to tor to In to
UTessrs. L»-C Stivender, B. L. BoylT'
ston, L. P. Boylston. H. H. Martin,
Isadora Brown, G. C. Still, C. D.
Dycbes, H G. B^ylatoa. A* II. Nine-*
stem. C G Sionw, J C
In Memory of Zelma Blume.
■bft * a gone t>u’ not forgotten.
Never will her memory fade.
Loving thoughts will always linger
Around the grave where she ia
laid. . 7
On the second Sunday in November
Brethern M. O. Creech and B. W.
J. Still were ordained Deacons of
Reedy Branch Church. The ex
amination was conducted by Dr. W,
M. Jones, of Barnwell, assisted by
the pastor,^ the Rev. D. W. Heckle,
of Blackville. The following Dea
cons participated: J. 0. Sanders, T.
W. Morris, W. B. Cave and J. L.
Proveaux, of Olar; L. S. Still, L. B.
Creech and J. A. Creech, of Friend
ship, and J. M. and N. C. Grubbs, of
Reedy Branch. The charge, which
was very instructive and impressive,
was delivered by t)r. Jones and was
enjoyed by a large and attentive
congregation.—ContributecL .
• . • . • *
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1. B. Y^ 1L Ly Omyenliott- >
A meeting will be held in Black
ville on Sunday, Dec. 12th, for the
purpose ‘of organizing the B. Y. P.
U. Convention for the Barnwell
Association and aU churches are
urgently requested to send delegate*
whether they have a B. Y. P. tf. or
not The meeting will be called to
order at 11 o'clock. Thom will aMo
bo aa
M7.
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Uvad ywu
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Mr* L F
tod toto f lallafti to